Wolfwood, clearly not having expected this, seems dazed. It's really weird to experience a past dream while you're still waking, and so suddenly at that. It's the closest to a tremble he'll get to and he looks distant as he tries to recover from this, which. Alex talking out loud does help.
His eyes snap to her and even from behind the shades, it's the most raw emotion from him yet -- panic, fear. Before he shakes himself out of it, adjusting uncomfortably. ]
-- Fuck if I know -- I think I heard a noise.
[ Like, sound noise, but it is also an animal noise I guess. ]
But it's only been six years. And, like, do they need to recognize you?
We used to have family come over for the holidays once every like five years, and they pretty much felt like strangers at first every time. But they were still family. It just took a minute to get back into it. You know?
I'm a stranger to 'em now, and they'd be happier off that way.
[ He gets that Alex is trying to help, in her own sort of way, with her mundane life that also isn't actually that mundane given off of what little I know about Oxenfree the hit game that I just bought last night on Steam and am also eyeing the Switch version of the sequel as we speak. ]
[ Oh, shit. Damn, that's actually way worse than he was expecting. ]
...Sorry to hear that.
[ Drowning by death is not a typical thing that happens on his planet for like, obvious reasons, but he hears it isn't pleasant... not that he's going to say that out loud. That makes it so much worse that she found Rin's body though help? ]
And not in the way where people just think they love popular guys because they're good at sports or know how to pretend to be cool. He was just actually cool. And nice. And good at everything.
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oh. memory. her easy smile slips away like immediately? ]
What's—what was that?
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Wolfwood, clearly not having expected this, seems dazed. It's really weird to experience a past dream while you're still waking, and so suddenly at that. It's the closest to a tremble he'll get to and he looks distant as he tries to recover from this, which. Alex talking out loud does help.
His eyes snap to her and even from behind the shades, it's the most raw emotion from him yet -- panic, fear. Before he shakes himself out of it, adjusting uncomfortably. ]
-- Fuck if I know -- I think I heard a noise.
[ Like, sound noise, but it is also an animal noise I guess. ]
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Yeah, it's pig Noise. [ he is not her first memshare. ] They're making us see into each others' heads a little. Digging up memories.
[ so with that context she just asks again, a little softer: ]
What was that?
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[ That's innocent enough, and also the truth. Ftr the end of the mem is him getting jolted awake by Vash crashing his bike so it's funny. ]
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[ concernicus... ]
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That's none of your business...
[ It's a yes, but he clearly doesn't think that's Alex's business, or that she can do anything about them anyway. ]
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[ she likes to avoid talking about things too. she's usually pretty nosy, but not in a purposefully unkind way, so. trying to steer away a little. ]
Do you ever get to visit the orphanage for real?
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Haven't been back -- haven't seen it in six years.
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Sorry. Bet you miss it.
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Yeah, I do.
[ He can admit that much. ]
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But it's only been six years. And, like, do they need to recognize you?
We used to have family come over for the holidays once every like five years, and they pretty much felt like strangers at first every time. But they were still family. It just took a minute to get back into it. You know?
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I'm a stranger to 'em now, and they'd be happier off that way.
[ He gets that Alex is trying to help, in her own sort of way, with her mundane life that also isn't actually that mundane given off of what little I know about Oxenfree the hit game that I just bought last night on Steam and am also eyeing the Switch version of the sequel as we speak. ]
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If you say so...
[ she'd be pushier if she felt like she had a better grasp of anything about his world or life. ]
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Some people, you're better off just having memories of 'em.
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but
pig time. from 3:01:48 to 3:04:50 ]
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Friend of yours?
[ It doesn't... seem like a bad, or sensitive memory, but what does he know? ]
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Sounds like you two are close.
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Sounds like things changed.
[ It's phrased in a way that Alex doesn't have to give more information if she doesn't want to. ]
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He drowned about a year ago.
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...Sorry to hear that.
[ Drowning by death is not a typical thing that happens on his planet for like, obvious reasons, but he hears it isn't pleasant... not that he's going to say that out loud. That makes it so much worse that she found Rin's body though help? ]
He seemed like a great guy.
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And not in the way where people just think they love popular guys because they're good at sports or know how to pretend to be cool. He was just actually cool. And nice. And good at everything.
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